Wall ornament



(No Model.)

M. E. CONBGAN.

WALL ORNAMENT.

Patented Nov. 18; 1890.

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NiTnn TATES MALACHI E. OONEGAN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

WALL ORNAM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,764, dated November18, 1890.

Application filed J' une 18, 1890. Serial No. 355,812. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MALAcHI E. CONEGAN, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Wall Ornaments, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a pendent shelf for the wall form ed anddesigned to hold fans or fansshaped parts spread or opened out, allparts together constituting a pleasing and useful ornament for the Wall,the same being hereinafter fully described, and more particularlypointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure lis a front elevation of theornamental device with parts broken away and omitted; Fig. 2, a sideelevation with the fans omitted, seen as indicated by arrow 2 in Fig. l;and Fig. 3, a plan, seen as indicated by arrow 3 in Fig. l, with partsomitted.

Referring to the parts, A is a vertical plate or part formed of wood,sheet metal, or other material, constitntingthe back of the shelf, and Ba horizontal part, rigid with A, forming a shelf.

G is a Vertical brace serving to strengthen the parts A and B.

o, is an ornamental wire-hanger for the device formed with a loop b atits upper end to pass over a nail or screw driven in the wall.

D D and E E are fans ordinarily constructed or ornamental fan-shapedparts held by the device, respectively, above and below the shelf B.

The hanger d is formed with lateral extensions c and d, and in puttingthe upper or large fans in place the bars e of the fans are bent so asto be in front of the extensions c and back of the extensions d, asshown. The hinges or joints of the fans are back of the shelf, and thebending of the bars c in front and back of the extensions c and d,respectively, as stated, causes the fans to hold to their places on thedevice. The lower bars f of the fans are turned down horizontally, asshown, the two fans together forming a semicircle.

The small fans E E are also put in place, so as to form a semicirclebeneath the shelf, as shown. The bars g of these fans are pressed underor back ofspring clasps or holders h, rigid with the shelf and bent nearto the part A. The brace G is formed with an opening t', Fig. 2, inwhich to receive the part-s of the fans near the joints p, by means ofwhich and the spring-clasps h the small fans are held Lo place on thedevice. The four fans thus arranged form a symmetrical ligure, and, withthe shelf, an attractive ornament for the wall, the fans selected beingpictorial, highly colored, gilded, &c.

The hanger a is offset from the shelf, as shown in Fig. 2, for thepurpose of making room for the thick parts of the large fans at theirjoints.

lo is a horizontal bar rigid with the part A atits rear surface to bearagainst the wall F to aid in supporting and steadying the device. Italso acts as a spacer and relieves the hanger by holding it slightlyaway from the wall. The hanger d is secured to the shelf, preferably bybeing bent under the latter, as shown, an opening l being formed in thepart A to allowthe wires to pass through.

An overhanging ledge or part n is secured to the upper surfaceof theshelf partly to give finish to the shelf and also to aid in steadyingthe large fans. The lower barf of the right-hand fan rests under thenarrow part of the ledge, while the more extended part o of the ledge isint-ended to meet the bar f of the left-hand fan. The bar f of theleft-hand fan corresponds with the b'ar e of the right-hand fan, and ison the farther side MALACHI E. CONEGAN.

Witnesses: `l

E. B. WHITMORE, M. L. MoDERMoTT.

